GRANDDAUGHTERS STUCK WITH $280,000 BILL OVER $50 INHERITANCE

Here’s a recent legal case out of England. Frederick Ward, Sr. died in 2020. His son, Fred Jr., had died before him. Fred, Jr. had five now-grown daughters. When it came time to deal with Fred Sr.’s £500,000 estate, the ladies were each handed £50 in an envelope. In his will, Fred Sr. complained that the gals had barely visited him in his final years. Then, the five granddaughters decided to sue, claiming they deserved their late dad’s one-third share of the will. The judge ruled against them, and they now have to pay a £220,000 bill (US$ 279,700) to cover their own legal bills, in addition to the lawyer fees of their aunt and uncle for defending the claim against them.
* A surprise ending worthy of M. Night Shyamalan.
* Wasn’t this the plot of a Dickens novel?
* Why was the judge so harsh? Probably ’cause his grandkids don’t visit either.
* So who gets the inheritance, his cat or his budgie?
* We’ll be back after this break, and after I call my grandfather at the hospice.